Kōichirō Tomita
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Koichiro Tomita (冨田弘一郎, February 16, 1925 - May 22, 2006) was a Japanese astronomer. His first name could also be read as Hiroichiro, but it is known to be "Koichiro".
He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids;2252 CERGA, 3056 INAG, 3765 Texereau, 4051 Hatanaka.
He is the author of at least one astronomy book (in Japanese).
Asteroid 2391 Tomita is named after him.